Monthly Archives: April 2016

DAS RHEINGOLD Richard Wagner 1813 – 1883 Libretto by the composer First performed September 22nd 1869, Royal Court and National Theatre Munich First performance as part of the Ring des Nibelungen 13th August 1876, Bayreuth Sung in German with German … Continue reading →

New Production Sep 21 2015- May 6 2016 Director Bartlett Sher’s new production of Verdi’s masterful Otello, which opened the Met season last September, returns for a second run, with Aleksandrs Antonenko in the title role and Željko Lučić as … Continue reading →

L’Oristeo FRANCESCO CAVALLI Friday March 11th, 2016 > 8:00PM Sunday March 13th, 2016 > 3:00PM With its oriental subject matter, Oristeo, when first written, launched a new form of typically Venetian-style freedom in the creative process. So it will be … Continue reading →

Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, directed by Ole Anders Tandberg, premiered at the Oslo Opera House in autumn 2014. “One of the rawest, most suggestive scenes my senses have ever encountered in an opera,” wrote the Morgenbladet critic. … Continue reading →